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darleysam
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http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/economic-crisis-halts-gizmondo-relaunch
Devastating.
Gizmondo father Carl Freer has had to postpone the Christmas relaunch of the fabled handheld because the economy is less healthy than a bag of crisps.
"Unfortunately, we've had to reschedule the launch of Gizmondo. It's due to the economic climate in the US, as well as in the rest of the world. It has affected us in our ability to fund and get funded in regards to the manufacturing of components," Freer told The Nordic Link.
"We've had some very, very touch and go moments here for three months. It has affected everyone. I was at one point thinking of abandoning the whole project, because I didn't see a way out of it; a way to fund it.
"I don't have half a billion dollars or 300 million dollars. You can only try and do your best," he said.
Freer had run into problems with the Chinese company manufacturing the handheld, which has lead to an entire rethink not only of how to get to market, but also of the hardware itself.
His latest lightbulb idea is to turn the Gizmondo into a smartphone with a 3D graphics chip and, more importantly, an open platform.
"If you look at gaming devices today, they consist mainly of the Sony PSP and the Nintendo DS. There are a few other renegades, the Game Park and so on, but what we are talking about is creating a fully wireless Pocket PC, one that also has a gaming engine," added Freer.
"There is nothing out there in the market that has the open source AppStore compatibility that we are talking about."
This will likely push the price point over the magical USD 99 figure Freer had hoped to re-enter the market at this Christmas. But then this Gizmondo will actually be a phone, although quite a large one by the sound of it.
Incidentally, those who once bought the original Gizmondo will be able to trade the old model in for the Chinese-manufactured bunch that are presumably not being used for much else now.
Devastating.
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Well yeah, there's that, but it's just one more reason for them not to launch it.
Because the n-Gage was a good example to follow.
Mr McGrunk, is there ever a story that you need to hear. It has criminals, car chases, charts and everything.
And by awesomeness, I mean brazen criminal scam attempted by doofuses.
http://www.gamerevolution.com/images/feature/gizmondo/flow_chart.gif
If they made a video game about Stefan Eriksson's life, maybe.
You make an excellent point. I would buy the hell out of that.
That flowchart reminds me of the CSI episode in which a game company creates a GTA clone and imitates the missions in real life to sell.
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That's probably the n-Gage, which was criminal for entirely different reasons. Like sidetalking.
No, that was the N-Gage, an actual handheld.
The first Gizmondo was pretty much a scam from start to finish, though I believe a few units actually made it to market to continue snookering investors. Something the Phantom folks failed to do. (Then again, the Phantom folks didn't have ties to the mob that we know of.)
Shit
Here is a complete list of all FOURTEEN Gizmondo games:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Gizmondo_games
Holy shit, these guys are more dodgier than a Azerbaijan kebab shop, and no, I don't see where I was going with that joke either.
But damn, that flow chart has probably been convicted itself, it's so criminal.
He was drunk.
Sorry to spoil the end for you.
It could have legs.. give it time.
The Apple Pippen sold more than it.
Epic.
Hey...let's put a crosshairs over the square button, that'll fool 'em!
In Gizmondo, you worked for the Swedish Mafia. Now join Freer and Eriksson as they head east in Gizmondo 2: Triad Trouble
http://kotaku.com/gaming/gossip/halo-going-portable-028928.php Further proof Kotaku is retarded.
And this is why i would never trust a swede.
More pictures in the link.
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.10/gizmondo.html
Six pages of awesome.
I hate those filthy neutrals. With enemies you know where they stand but with neutrals? Who knows?! It sickens me.
Personally I can't stand any country that stakes their reputation on watches and chocolate.
Not like the Swiss; those guys are awesome. They brought us Ikea!
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Still, they all did vastly better than the Gizmondo. Not even 25,000 sold? Dayum.
Like that.
It wasn't that bad
Seemed like quite a reasonable device actually
Back up a couple steps and take it all in.
Then you can start dissecting it like a crime scene investigator.
*cough*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvV9uPtXipg